Introduction
There are over 60 DAB radio stations available in London. Some of these are digital broadcasts of local and national radio stations which are available via AM and FM radio, but there are also a large number of additional stations which aren’t available on analogue. This page contains a list of all the radio stations currently available on DAB in London.
London DAB Radio Stations
These are the DAB radio stations which can be received in London. The national multiplexes should be receivable over much of the UK, whereas the London multiplexes probably won't be receivable too far outside of London. Depending on your location, antenna, and atmospheric conditions, you may also be able to receive DAB stations from the home counties on channels 11C and 12D. All broadcasts are MP2 encoded.
| Multiplex | Name | Bitrate | Display Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC National DAB | BBC Asian Network | 64 kbps mono | BBC AsianNetwork |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 1 | 128 kbps joint stereo | BBC Radio 1 |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 1Xtra | 128 kbps joint stereo | BBC Radio 1Xtra |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 2 | 128 kbps joint stereo | BBC Radio 2 |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 3 | 192 kbps stereo or 160 kpbs joint stereo | BBC Radio 3 |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 4 | 80 kbps mono | BBC Radio 4 |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 4 Extra | 80 kbps mono | BBC Radio 4Extra |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 5 Live | 64 kbps mono | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra* | 64 kbps mono | BBC R5LiveSportX |
| BBC National DAB | BBC Radio 6 Music | 128 kbps joint stereo | BBC Radio 6Music |
| BBC National DAB | BBC World Service | 64 kbps mono | BBC WorldService |
| D1 National | Absolute 80s | 64 kbps mono | Absolute R 80s |
| D1 National | Absolute Radio | 112 kbps joint stereo | Absolute Radio |
| D1 National | Absolute Radio 90s | 64 kbps mono | Absolute Rad 90s |
| D1 National | BFBS Radio | 80 kbps mono | BFBS Radio |
| D1 National | Classic FM | 128 kbps joint stereo | Classic FM |
| D1 National | Jazz FM | 64 kbps mono | Jazz FM |
| D1 National | Kiss | 80 kbps mono | KISS |
| D1 National | Planet Rock | 80 kbps mono | Planet Rock |
| D1 National | Premier Christian Radio | 64 kbps mono | PremierChristian |
| D1 National | Smooth Radio | 80 kbps mono | Smooth Radio UK |
| D1 National | Talksport | 64 kbps mono | talkSPORT |
| D1 National | Team Rock | 80 kbps mono | TeamRock |
| D1 National | UCB UK | 64 kbps mono | UCB UK Christian |
| London 1 | Capital FM | 128 kbps joint stereo | Capital |
| London 1 | Capital XTRA | 128 kbps joint stereo | Capital XTRA |
| London 1 | Heart | 128 kbps joint stereo | Heart |
| London 1 | Heat Radio | 80 kbps mono | heat radio |
| London 1 | Kerrang! Radio | 80 kbps mono | Kerrang! |
| London 1 | Kiss | 128 kbps joint stereo | KISS |
| London 1 | LBC 97.3 | 80 kbps mono | LBC 97.3 |
| London 1 | LBC News 1152 | 48 kbps mono | LBC News 1152 |
| London 1 | Magic | 128 kbps joint stereo | MAGIC |
| London 1 | Sunrise Radio | 128 kbps joint stereo | Sunrise Radio |
| London 1 | The Hits Radio | 80 kbps mono | The Hits |
| London 2 | Absolute Radio 00s | 64 kbps mono | Absolute Rad 00s |
| London 2 | Absolute Radio 70s | 64 kbps mono | Absolute Rad 70s |
| London 2 | Amazing Radio | 64 kbps mono | Amazing Radio |
| London 2 | BBC London 94.9 | 128 kbps joint stereo | BBC London |
| London 2 | French Radio London | 64 kbps mono | French Radio Ldn |
| London 2 | Gold | 112 kbps joint stereo | Gold - London |
| London 2 | Sout Al Khaleej | 64 kbps mono | Sout Al Khaleej |
| London 2 | Spectrum Radio | 64 kbps mono | Spectrum Radio |
| London 2 | UCB Inspirational | 64 kbps mono | UCBInspirational |
| London 2 | Voice of Russia | 56 kbps mono | Voice of Russia |
| London 2 | XFM | 112 kbps joint stereo | XFM |
| London 3 | Absolute Classic Rock | 64 kbps mono | Absolute C Rock |
| London 3 | Absolute Radio 60s | 64 kbps mono | Absolute Rad 60s |
| London 3 | Chill | 64 kbps mono | Chill |
| London 3 | Colourful Radio | 64 kbps mono | Colourful |
| London 3 | Desi Radio | 64 kbps mono | Desi Radio |
| London 3 | Fun Kids* | 80 kbps mono | Fun Kids |
| London 3 | Gaydio | 128 kbps joint stereo | Gaydio |
| London 3 | IBC Tamil | 64 kbps mono | IBC Tamil |
| London 3 | Kismat Radio | 80 kbps mono | Kismat Radio |
| London 3 | Panjab Radio | 64 kbps mono | Panjab Radio |
| London 3 | Polish Radio London | 96 kbps mono | Polish Radio Ldn |
| London 3 | Premier Gospel Radio | 80 kbps mono | Premier Gospel |
| London 3 | Rainbow Radio | 64 kbps mono | Rainbow Radio |
| London 3 | The Arrow | 96 kbps mono | The Arrow - Rock |
| London 3 | The Wireless | 64 kbps mono | The Wireless |
*These stations do not broadcast 24 hours a day.
How You Can Help
Please bear in mind that the accuracy of the list depends on your feedback, so I would greatly appreciate any information about:
- Changes of display name and bitrate.
- New stations which have been launched or stations which have closed.
You can send your updates via the contact page of this site, and I’ll get the information added as soon as possible. Please only send information which you know to be accurate though.